(280) Philia

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Asteroid
(280) Philia
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Outer main belt
Major semi-axis 2.943  AU
eccentricity 0.106
Perihelion - aphelion 2.63 AU - 3.256 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 7.5 °
Length of the ascending node 9.9 °
Argument of the periapsis 89.2 °
Time of passage of the perihelion October 11, 2010
Sidereal period 5 a 18 d
Mean orbital velocity 17.3 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 46 km
Albedo 0.0444
Rotation period 64 h 0 min
Absolute brightness 10.7 mag
history
Explorer Johann Palisa
Date of discovery October 29, 1888
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(280) Philia is an asteroid of the main asteroid belt , which on 29 October 1888 by Johann Palisa the Observatory of Wien was discovered.

Philia moves from 2.6311 ( perihelion ) to 3.2578 ( aphelion ) astronomical units around the sun in 5.0526 years . The orbit is 7.4461 ° inclined to the ecliptic , the orbital eccentricity is 0.1064.

Philia has a mean diameter of around 46 kilometers. It has a dark surface with an albedo of 0.029.

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